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An official resolution declaring that Luzerne County’s human services property at 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Wilkes-Barre is not available for sale has been added to Tuesday’s council work session for discussion. At least three […]

WILKES-BARRE — It’s no secret that pizza and pierogies dominate the local food scene. However, as the area’s ethnic diversity has increased over the past several years, food choices have as well. Tazza Shawarma Grill, […]

KINGSTON TWP. — When children arrive at a fishing day sponsored by the Back Mountain Police Association at Frances Slocum Lake, they are often a bit shy about approaching uniformed police officers. But after their […]

WILKES-BARRE — An arrest warrant was issued Friday for a man who city police allege abandoned a 6-month-old girl at the Toys R Us store on Kidder Street earlier this week. Police identified Thomas Himlin […]

WILKES-BARRE — Having obtained most of the information requested by city council, the administration will make another pitch to sell the Park & Lock East garage downtown. The proposed sale of the city-owned parkade to […]

WILKES-BARRE — The North Branch Land Trust held its annual dinner auction at the Westmoreland Club on Wednesday evening to raise money for local land conservation for future generations. The nonprofit has helped preserve about […]

More than 25 individuals and groups have answered the Luzerne County Veteran Affairs Department’s recent call for help placing flags on graves for Memorial Day. “We had a great response,” county Veteran Affairs Director James […]

A public hearing on Luzerne County’s proposed $5 vehicle fee has been scheduled for May 8 at the county courthouse on River Street in Wilkes-Barre, an online calendar posting shows. The hearing will be held […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Speaking out for the first time, the jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said Monday its decision was influenced only by what happened in court. The youngest member […]

Luzerne County has made impressive gains in avoiding potentially preventable hospitalizations — the rate dropped by 19 percent since 2008 — but admissions that likely could have been avoided still occur much more frequently here […]

SCRANTON — New details have emerged in the suffocation death of a Scranton woman, with two Pittston residents and another man facing charges in connection with her killing. Nina Gatto, 24, was found dead in […]